Can Probiotics Cause Diarrhea?

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 at
10:52 pm

‘Can probiotics cause diarrhea?’ may be a surprising question to some people. Probiotics, after all, are supposed to help with diarrhea and many other conditions. While certain health practices-taking probiotics, practicing food combining, eating unprocessed foods- are certainly of tremendous benefit to us, it is possible for there to be side effects.

Probiotics are “good” bacteria. They help balance out the levels of “bad” bacteria in our digestive systems to prevent us from having such problems as gas, bloating and diarrhea. However, if your body receives too much of this “good” bacteria too quickly for it to adjust, it can cause a different kind of imbalance. This imbalance can result in diarrhea. Adjust your dose of probiotics if the diarrhea continues for more than a day until you find the right equilibrium for your digestive system.

Another way probiotics are associated with diarrhea is that bacteria, whether “good” or “bad,” feed off of sugars in your body. Although it rarely happens with “good” bacteria, the unhealthy bacteria eating the sugars can cause gas and diarrhea. You may continue to experience this until the “good” bacteria have had time to build up in your body, but then these symptoms should subside.

While you’re waiting for your digestive flora to balance, something that can help your body adjust to probiotics is to practice food combining. Food combining means that you don’t eat foods at the same time in a way that hurts your stomach. When you eat starchy foods, for example, your body needs an alkaline enzyme to digest them. Proteins need acid to digest. Mix these two things together and you get a recipe for an upset stomach, gas, or diarrhea.

Practicing food combining means that you know which foods can be eaten together without these awful side effects. In as little as 24 hours, you’ll feel a difference. The gas and bloating you always got from eating a steak and baked potato together will be gone, never to return. Use food combining and you will be healthier and feel better than ever before.

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